Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden

Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7265 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.7265 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
18th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.7265 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.67 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, 2006–2022

00.20.40.60.82006201420222006: 0.7 LPIA2007: 0.691 LPIA2008: 0.696 LPIA2009: 0.692 LPIA2010: 0.69 LPIA2011: 0.695 LPIA2012: 0.685 LPIA2013: 0.677 LPIA2014: 0.67 LPIA2015: 0.686 LPIA2016: 0.696 LPIA2017: 0.702 LPIA2018: 0.713 LPIA2019: 0.716 LPIA2020: 0.715 LPIA2021: 0.718 LPIA2022: 0.726 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden is 0.7265 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden peaked at 0.7265 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.67 LPIA, in 2014.

That places Sweden 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6946 LPIA 0.691 LPIA 0.6996 LPIA 4
2010s 0.6929 LPIA 0.67 LPIA 0.7156 LPIA 10
2020s 0.7198 LPIA 0.7153 LPIA 0.7265 LPIA 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 15 Estonia 0.7663 LPIA compare
  2. 16 United States 0.751 LPIA compare
  3. 17 Netherlands 0.7346 LPIA compare
  4. 19 Australia 0.721 LPIA compare
  5. 20 France 0.716 LPIA compare
  6. 21 Finland 0.7065 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 72 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden?
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden was 0.7265 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.7265 LPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 LPIA in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
Sweden ranks 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2022.
Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
72 places, 818 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release